teabaggers = Monkeys Throwing Feces...at "niggers" and "faggots".

Thanks Jace-- I'm sorry about the typos. I have developed a bad habit with blogging, which is not proofreading my work. I usually just write it very quickly, and move on. In the last few months, I have been really forcing myself to reread what I've typed...but I did not do it here. Sorry! I've gone over it, and fixed as many of the typos as I could find.

100,000, surely you jest, maybe ten to twenty. However, it doesn't matter if you had one million in attendence as it is a mere percentage of our total population. Of course, your histoy is most suspect comparing liberals to Fascists when it is the Republicans that support the military and industrial complexes in this country. And BTW, why shouldn't the wealthy give back, fairly, to this country since they benefit from all our government provides to them, some  of which I greatly disagree with. Even after the horrible and greedy decisions by our "trusted" financial institutions, people such as yourself rail against reform, egad! If socialism is coming, I sure wish that it would hurry up. Sadly, the lies and attacks are not over from the religious, conservative right, including TBs, who claim to be so compassionate but continue to choose to live in anger and fear.

When people are talking about Health Care Reform, no one is talking about paying for people that get a sore throat looked at, or for cold pills, or standard checkups. The main point of reform is control the costs of having to get chemotherapy treatments, or extended hospitals stays for injuries or disease. Do you mean to tell me that you honestly don't believe that people have gone bankrupt by trying to pay for medical care? You don't think that there are insurance companies dropping patients because of so-called pre-existing conditions? Do you expect people, who do not have insurance or who's insurance company drops them when they are ill, to give up everything they own just to be healthy? What do you do about all of that?

The system needs to be reformed, period. The only thing that people like that teabaggers are willing to do is toss around stale talking points and empty rhetoric to try to oppose something that they really know very little about. Vapid, adolescent statements, like "Fascist, state-run economy" don't really mean anything. It's just something heard on Fox News and parroted as catch phrase that doesn't require much thought. And ask any Jew that lived through the holocaust if Barrack Obama is similar to Adolph Hitler. Again, it's a stupid thing to say that has absolutely no barring on reality. 

Republicans and teabaggers alike are fond of saying that the public overwhelmingly opposes Health Care Reform. And it's true-- people do not accept Health Care Reform...the way YOU PEOPLE have packaged it. Yes, you make "Health Care Reform" sound like a scary thing that will destroy America. But when you ask that same public about specific provisions in the Health Care Bill, guess what happens? They are ALL FOR IT. So yes, they are opposed to Health Care they way that it is defined by Republicans and teabaggers. But when Liberals, Progressives, and Democrats define it...the people LOVE it.

I feel bad that Fox News and people like Dick Armey have found a way to take advantage of uneducated people to manipulate them into voting against their interests. And I say "uneducated" as not a way of saying "stupid", but a way of addressing a group of people that read very little, and truly do not know the details about what they are debating. They just know they're angry, and people at Fox are enabling the anger by telling teabaggers what they want to hear-- what they NEED to hear to rationalize their anger. Because really-- if you cared this much about big government takeovers, this movement would have existed back in 2003.

I'm not trying to pick on you "thefuture". And you are not the first teabagger that I've heard that said that they did not run into any racism or people like that, at any of the rallies they've been to. I believe you. It takes a real nut to yell "nigger" or hold witch doctor/voo-doo signs; most people do not wear their racism out to display. But none of you are doing anything about that image. Not one thing. Because all you really care about is how many people showed up at the rally-- doesn't matter if they're bigots or not, IT'S THE NUMBERS THAT COUNT. Well, that's part of your problem. You people don't really stand for anything other than your egos. You bitch and moan, but offer no solutions. And you allow people to make physical threats and racial slurs towards our President. So, well, why should anyone take you seriously?

You are off topic, and throwing out more stale talking points and conspiracy theories than I have the energy to attempt to keep up with. "This country is no longer america," and blah-blah-blah. What country are we, exactly? I wonder what you thinking when you found out that the Bush Administration lied us into a war with Iraq-- where was your contempt for government then? Where was your cry for a "lost" America when you people sat silently while the wealthiest 1% took control of your politicians? I'm sorry, using Health Care as a scapegoat for your pining for a "dead America" is not intellectually sound.

"Those who support this must need hand outs to be successful"? Oh yeah? Like the bankers? And the Health Care industry? You are throwing a great deal of assumptions on people that sincerely need help. You claim to care about America, but clearly know nothing about what is going on in it. If you think that all that Health Care Reform constitutes is free clinic care for poor people, then it is you that is living in the "land of the lost". It's just silly, really-- you go from talking about Hollywood to taking your weapons away? What the hell are you talking about?! I'm really trying not to be nasty or mean, but I'm telling you...nothing that you wrote really makes any sense as one complete thought. 

Yes, yes, yes, we are breeding an indentured servent society-- no sh*t. And you are probably one of them-- one of the servants. You go to work, like a robot, do your tasks, go home, turn on the tv, go to sleep, and repeat...right? Another cog in the machine, right? Another soul tapped into The Matrix. So what's good, Neo? What are you going to do about it? All your bitching and complaining-- what's the plan? How do we solve all of these problems? You have no answers, do you? Or nothing that you can talk about without working in Fox or Alex Jones talking points.

Sigh. This country is in a bit of trouble, it's true. The trouble is a lack of education. Most of the people in this country don't have the intellectual fortitude to hold an intelligent debate, so they turn to yelling and repeating moronic talking points. When is someone-- ANYONE-- in this teabagger movement going to make a legitimate and coherent argument?!

"Change for the sake of change"? The only thing that's bad about change is when it's something that teabaggers and Republicans don't want to change. Does our Health Care system need to change? Yes it does. The same way that our education system needs to change. The same way that the financial industry has to change. The thing about change that these people are afraid of is "change", as branded by the anti-Obama crowd, and co-opted by the teabaggers and Republicans. These people are afraid of this evil monster called "Change"-- it's coming to get your freedom and liberty, AND your guns!!!!!! Which is bullsh*t, of course...but you people need something scream about. Socialism, Fascism, Communism, Marxism...all straw-man garbage. I like Bill Maher said:

"There's this word that is stuck in their throats, and they want to say it SOOOOO BAD!! And it starts with an "N" and ends with an "R", and I don't mean 'nation builder'."

And I know so many of you 'baggers are very fond of saying "I'm not a racist", or "I've been to 30 rallies, and I've never seen anything like that." Right. This leads me to what you, "Rory Cripps" wrote about devolving. I can't think of any other group that is more devolved than the teabaggers. I really cannot. And let me tell you, the only "racist/homophobic/xenophobic" thing that Progressives see are TEABAGGERS. The rest of us have no problems with Black/ Brown/Yellow/Red/Green/Blue peoples OR their cultures. You people are the ones holding up Obama witch doctor and voo-doo signs, you're the ones that support Tom Tancredo's literacy tests for Mexicans, YOU ARE THE ONES that see "America changing" into something that you don't like: a truly multicultural nation.

Only a true American, a true patriot, knows that the thing that has always made this country great is it's growth and evolution. We are to strive to continue to make this nation great. And you do that...by evolving; learning and growing, and pushing forward. Most people who fear "Change" are people who don't have a very wide spectrum socially, intellectually, or emotionally. Things like stem cell research, gay rights, civil rights legislation, health care and financial and education reform, worker's rights, women's rights, child safety laws, seat belt requirements, auto insurance-- ALL OF THESE THINGS, and more, came about through change and evolution.  All of that, and no one took your guns away, or put troops on the street, or told your grandma that she had to die...it's just so stupid.

I have to say that I have never seen a group of people whine and bitch SO MUCH about things that have not, and will not, happen. You people have had 30 years-- hell, you had the last 6 years, to say something-- to complain about how the government was getting too big, and allowing corporations to take more and more of  your money...government that TRULY did NOTHING for you  (and don't give me that "they kept us safe" bullsh*t either-- 9/11 was not safe, it happened on their watch). And now, NOW you want to be concerned. Well, I think your so-called concerns are ridiculous. But, then again, if I watched nothing but Fox News, and didn't bother doing any other reading or research, I might think the way you think.

If Glenn Beck is your Walter Cronkite, you get what you deserve.

This is probably the most brain-dead of posts I've received on this site, period. I guess "kneegers" is what small-minded passive-aggressive types say, instead of manning up and writing "nigger". Add the lack of an intelligible, or articulate, or sensible argument, once again proves that a teabagger is nothing more than an empty, brainless shell, fueled only by their narcissism, arrogance, and unadulterated ignorance. THUS proving my point, that when cornered intellectually, they resort to what they know: "Shut up, nigger!" "Screw you, faggot!" "Go home, Mexican!" The non-contributing ZERO has spoken.

It's amazing to me that a group of people would be so full of themselves, so sure of their superiority, could be so absolutely...well, stupid. There is this quarter of the White American population that actually thinks that they are better than anyone else-- particularly any brown or foreign person. The people that trumpet the most about this so-called greatness are seemingly placing themselves in the shoes of others that came before them, and have actually accomplished something. And they've been given political legitimacy by the Republican Party, much in the same way that the media continues to give legitimacy to bimbos like Sarah Palin, or Glenn Beck. These uneducated, naive, intellectually lazy people-- the teabaggers and other uninformed, clueless voters-- are being used, and spoon-fed their own sh*t, JUST so some politicians can get votes, lobbyists can keep their jobs, and corporations can make better deals.

teabaggers can be so dumb, and I really feel sorry for them. All they do is parrot other people's talking points, that were being used to manipulate them anyway. And when they've exhausted the script, they've got nothing else but venom and bile; and that makes them look and sound stupid. None of them will answer your questions intelligently. NONE OF THEM WILL. They won't give you facts to support their views because they are not interested in mature debate. The  only sad part in this is that this new Health Care Reform Bill, while NOT PERFECT, will also protect those that are opposed to it-- the idiots that think it will destroy America...as if THIS BILL is the ONLY THING that has damaged this country (a bill that hasn't even gone into effect yet!!!).  I wish there was a way to keep people like this off. And, "God" forbid, they get sick, or get hurt...the insurance companies will be able to treat them the way they did before the legislation went into effect: raise their rates, not cover pre-existing conditions, pick and choose which procedures they will cover...LET THESE IDIOTS go back to that. And let them stick to their guns. Let them get left behind. It's what they want. That way, they can stay in the past, and wallow in their greatness, like swine in a pen.

I am a very middle-class, married without children homeowner who is self-employed.  I have savings, I have paid off most of my home, but until last week I faced almost certain bankruptcy should anything else go wrong - should I be hit by a car or be diagnosed with any of the many cancers.  Why? because I am un-insurable due to a health crisis I had while I was young.  I don't have a "condition".  I am healthy - eat organically, workout 5 days a week etc etc.  No matter - un-insurable. Medicaid and social security are a long way off.  I am not the bottom of the heap as ignorant and angry people like you would love to believe.  Now, I don't have children, and wonder why I should pay to educate other people's children when I don't get any direct benefit.  But I do.  Why?  because we don't live in caves, we are a society and part of our contract is to help each other.  And I understand that the better off we are as a society, then the more I benefit as a member of that society.Ask yourself. Why does it upset you to have government healthcare?  Do you also hate social security, medicaid and education?  It is not a bad thing to have differing opinions, it is not bad to argue.  But think about what you are saying and ask yourself why it makes you angry to help people.  DId the trillions we spent in Iraq make you as angry as the money we are talking about spending here - in this country - on our citizens - and, by the way, the money will also pay other of our citizens to perform these tasks, which is good for the economy

Yay! FINALLY, one of you 'baggers grew a pair!

Now, let's see...where do I start...?

"Talk is cheap?" Yeah, and if that's the case, the teabagging people are living in squalor.

All I do is accuse people of being racists? Well, not really-- just the racists. And don't get me wrong-- I don't care if people are racists. Someone made a point recently that maybe many of these people just don't know that they're being racist. I thought about that for a moment, but came to disagree with that. I think there are many people that don't want to ADMIT that they are, because it's socially unacceptable. And at the end of the day, I'm really just trying to figure out why and how people can make outlandish and crazy claims based on sound bites and conspiracy theories. And I opt for 3 reasons; crazy, ignorant, or racist.  It's got to be one of those three, seriously. I would LOVE to believe that it's just ignorance, and if people were thoroughly educated on the issues, then maybe you'd see and hear a lot more reasonable and mature debate. But...eh...not seeing it.

By the way, I did not say "Change for the sake of change"-- that was another teabagging guy that I was speaking to. I was just repeating what  he said. I don't believe in the concept of just changing something for no reason. Do yourself a favor, and pay more attention-- or just calm down and think about what you write before you write it.

Now, you're comparing Health Care to the House Market...and that doesn't hold water. People NEED health care. They DON'T need a house they can't afford...or were lied into THINKING they could afford. I mean, I agree that the whole subprime mortgage mess is as much the consumer's fault-- why would ANYONE think about buying a house (or anything else) that they can't, and will probably never, afford? It's stupid. Having said that...how does that compare with your insurance company dropping you because you found out you have cancer? Or going bankurpt because you had to pay your medical bills? These aren't lazy, poor, non-working, complacent people that are wanting government hand outs...these are people that are suffering because the system is corrupt-- the free market system that cares more about making money than it does taking care of people. Whenever anyone talks about "the market taking care" of itself, sure-- that's great, in theory. That's great, if you fully rely on the "milk of human kindness"...but we don't have that. There is no perfect world with corporations go out of their way to make sure they take care of their customers. In THIS world, they want your money. And they will get it ANY WAY they know how. And when they provide incentives to their representatives to cut off "consumers" that are costing the company "too much money"...and people either go broke, and/or die trying...that's the market taking care of itself. And it doesn't work. It needs to be regulated, period.

Now, to get what you were saying about what insurance would/should cover, you are right. It should cover and take care of catastrophic illness and disease. It should not (and will not) cover cosmetic surgery-- they're even taxing those who use tanning beds. And you're right-- just like auto insurance does not cover oil or tire changes, they will cover you if someone hits you. If you have AAA, they will tow you if you get stuck. Or give you a jump, or a battery if you need it (you pay for that membership). Yes you still have to pay for these things, but they are provided to you (and at the same time, is regulated). 

What you are saying to "all those people" with cancer or "whatever"...sigh. I hope you are never in a position where you have cancer or "whatever", and if you're insured, you will at least know that you will not be dropped. No one will, ever again. Most of us have to start taking care of ourselves more; stop eating garbage, exercise, that kind of stuff. There are always going to be people that try to game the system-- hey, some people are lazy dead beats-- that's just the way it is. But the doomsday scenario that assumes that most people will get screwed is hyperbolic and silly. Costs will be controlled, no one will go bankrupt for having to pay their medical bills, insurance companies won't drop you, and costs will be fair. THOSE are important things, especially the bulk of us who are out here working for a living.

Wow, this is one of the most inarticulate posts I've ever read. Talk about blindness-- you're just chomping at the bit to allow all that anger to flow though you. The problem is, like with most other teabaggers, you sound ignorant and uneducated. Therefore, people cannot really take you seriously. I mean, that's what happens with ANYONE that tries to speak while spitting venom. You don't think, you can't reason...leaving whatever you're trying to say to emulate verbal flatulence.

What you wrote was short...because you don't really have that much to say, obviously. You really just wanted to show me how pissed off you were about what I wrote. So, just like I said with the article, I have to decide whether or not I'm just going to debase you for your ignorance, OR try to speak to you like a rational human being. I'd rather just write and see what happens. Here we go:

Thoughtful people tend to self-edit. Thoughtful people like to think about what they are saying to before they speak (or write, in this case). The false starts I had with this article, as I stated before, were a result of not wanting to just write a bunch of insults (like you are doing). I was really, REALLY trying to articulate things without sounding like a frothing mad idiot. I MAY have succeeded...maybe not. Again, a thoughtful person would consider these things. So, you telling me that I have no clue as to what I am writing about is completely false. You're either not paying attention to what you are reading, or you don't understand what you read. But, like most 'baggers, that won't stop you from making an uninformed comment. And it's not like you can't LOOK UP AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE and read the article to see what I wrote. It's RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU, and you STILL got it wrong!

It's funny how people who find themselves educated by Fox News like to tell everyone else how ignorant they are. It's like the religious person that tells everyone else they are sinners and going to hell. I am guessing that you're a Fox News fan. I'm not exactly sure how people can utilize one source for their information, and claim to know so much. I mean, if that were the case...there would only need to be on book on every subject. Only one point-of-view would be necessary in your world, huh? No opposition required-- "just agree with us, or fuck off!!!". That's why people like you are mocked and ridiculed; you are a "thought communist". Or would it be a "thought socialist"? You allow Fox, and ONLY FOX, to educate you. One mindset, one opinion, one view.

Well, G.I.Joe...G.I.Joe, how original. So, I guess you "fight for freedom, where ever there's trouble"? You're a "real American Hero", eh? It's funny how the people that trumpet the loudest about American values really haven't a clue as to what that really  means. Me and my "readers" are ignorant to what America really has to offer, huh? I would ask you to explain exactly how you are able to come to that conclusion, but I am willing to guess that you are too intellectually and emotionally stunted to hold a rational discussion or debate. Either that, or your just another angry, inarticulate blow-hard that hasn't an original thought in your tiny little skull, and cannot produce an original thought that didn't come from Glenn Beck or Sarah Palin first.

I am also willing to guess, at the risk of bragging or sounding arrogant, that I make a lot more money than you do. So, you don't have to worry about buying my "sorry ass"a house or insurance. Quite the opposite, actually-- I think that, if you want to go down your line of "logic", I WOULD BE BUYING YOUR HOUSE. But whatever-- that's all irrelevant. I'm not trying to one-up your financial status-- frankly, I couldn't care less. But that's the problem, I guess. People like you, who don't think, who don't read, who throw around words like "communist" and "socialist" without knowing what those things really mean...it's boring to me. Intellectual laziness is nothing to be proud of. To me, if you want to run  your mouth and allow stupid, ignorant, thoughtless things to come out of it...that's your problem. And it IS your problem.

People like you think EVERYONE ELSE is insane or ignorant. Meanwhile, you only really want to hear from people that cater to your lack of education. I don't blame you, after all. It's a lot easier to go through life with as little thinking as possible. Thinking bothers a lot of people-- it's too hard. I know, I understand. It's threatening for you to use your brain; there's a fear that maybe, JUST MAYBE...everything you've been taught to believe is...WRONG. **GASP** And what's more painful than that? One man's "crock of shit", is another man's logic.